Table 1

Characteristics of the countries selected for the case study (taken from FAO's Global Forest Resources Assessment [6])
Country
 Category*
 Forest area 2005
[1000 ha]
 Carbon stock
[tC/ha]
 Forest area development,
based on 2000-2005)
[1000 ha/year]
 Carbon stock 2005
[Mt]+
 ΔBL
[%]
 Carbon stock 2010,
according to baseline
[Mt]
Bolivia
 HFMD
 58,740
 66.63
 -270
 3,914
 -2.30
 3,824
Cameroon
 MFMD
 21,245
 63.05
 -220
 1,340
 -5.18
 1,270
Gabon
 HFLD
 21,775
 137.11
 -10
 2,986
 -0.23
 2,979
Indonesia
 HFHD
 88,495
 50.10
 -1,871
 4,434
 -10.57
 3,965
Madagascar
 LFLD
 12,838
 186.09
 -37
 2,389
 -1.44
 2,355

HF = high forest area, LF = low forest area, MF = medium forest area

MD = medium deforestation rate, LD = low deforestation rate, HD = high deforestation rate

* according to Griscom [7]

+ it is assumed that carbon stock 2005 (Ct1) is the RME

Köhl et al. Carbon Balance and Management 2009 4:10   doi:10.1186/1750-0680-4-10

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